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Head-to-head · Code Formatting Tools

dprint vs Black

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score dprint #1 in Code Formatting Tools 9.0/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit dprint
Black #6 in Code Formatting Tools 6.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Black

dprint leads on 1 check, Black on 1, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoredprint · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly Black
  • Most featuresdprint · 4 of 4

dprint scores higher on our rubric for code formatting tools: 9.0 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #6.

Black offers free plan; dprint doesn't publish it. dprint offers library api; Black doesn't.

dprint is the better fit for teams formatting many languages. Black is the better fit for python formatting with stable conventions.

  • dprint fits best

    Teams formatting many languages

  • Black fits best

    Python formatting with stable conventions

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Side by side

Feature dprint 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Black 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 6.9
Ranking #1 in Code Formatting Tools #6 in Code Formatting Tools
Best for Teams formatting many languages Python formatting with stable conventions
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan Not published ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Self-hosted
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 6 integrations 12 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features dprint 4/4 · Black 3/4
Editor integration ✓ ✓
Ignore files ✓ ✓
Changed-lines formatting ✓ ✓
Library API ✓ (best) —
Specs
Supported languages TypeScript, JavaScript, JSX, TSX, JSON, JSONC, Markdown, TOML, CSS, SCSS, Sass, Less, Dockerfile, C#, VB, Python, Jupyter, Go, Swift, HTML, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Angular, Jinja, Twig, Nunjucks, Vento, GraphQL, YAML, PHP, Quarto, Pandoc, R Markdown, LaTeX, BibTeX, R, Julia Python
Supported platforms Windows, macOS, Linux, WSL, Node.js, Deno Windows, macOS, Linux, local HTTP API
License model Open_source Open_source
Our review
Pros
  • Supports programming, markup, data, and documentation formats
  • Formats only changed files and respects inclusion and ignore rules
  • Works through CLI, editor integrations, and JavaScript or Deno APIs
  • Opinionated PEP 8-compliant formatting for consistent Python style
  • Changed-line, check-only, diff, and ignore-rule support
  • Integrations across editors, GitHub Actions, pre-commit, and notebooks
Cons
  • Plugin-based workflows add configuration and plugin-management overhead
  • Teams must define formatting rules through configuration files
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of single-language projects
  • Supports Python rather than multiple programming languages
  • Jupyter Notebook formatting requires an optional installation extra
  • No library API is listed in the published category specifications
Our verdict

dprint is an open-source command-line formatting platform for developers and teams maintaining repositories with multiple languages. Its plugin architecture uses WebAssembly and process plugins to support formats including TypeScript,…

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Black is an open-source Python code formatter for developers and teams that want repeatable style decisions and smaller diffs during code review. It reformats Python files in place and can process files, directories, standard input, and…

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  1. dprintCode Formatting Tools 9.0Open source
  2. BlackCode Formatting Tools 6.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • dprint — where it wins

    • Supports programming, markup, data, and documentation formats
    • Formats only changed files and respects inclusion and ignore rules
    • Works through CLI, editor integrations, and JavaScript or Deno APIs

    Where it doesn't

    • Plugin-based workflows add configuration and plugin-management overhead
    • Teams must define formatting rules through configuration files
    • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of single-language projects

  • Black — where it wins

    • Opinionated PEP 8-compliant formatting for consistent Python style
    • Changed-line, check-only, diff, and ignore-rule support
    • Integrations across editors, GitHub Actions, pre-commit, and notebooks

    Where it doesn't

    • Supports Python rather than multiple programming languages
    • Jupyter Notebook formatting requires an optional installation extra
    • No library API is listed in the published category specifications
  • dprint9.0/10 · Open source

    A broad, editor-friendly formatter for multilingual repositories and changed-file workflows.

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  • Black6.9/10 · Free plan

    A focused open-source formatter for consistent Python style and smaller diffs.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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